French Polishing versus fine sanding shellac? which is glossier?
Hi there everyone,
After playing around with some micromesh in grits running up to 12,000 to sand some pieces of rosewood that i had put a few coats of shellac on to get some idea of what they'd look like finished, i've started to wonder ...
Just how glossy + deep of a finish is a true french polish compared to a shellac finish that's been sanded up through the really fine grades?
I can see myself clearly from a good 3 metres away in the shellaced pieces that i sanded with 12,000 grit micromesh, and though there is a very slight haze on them, i'm pretty sure i could have gotten rid of it had i filled all the pores to start with and wet sanded instead of the fairly ragged quick few coats i slapped on the pieces before sanding them dry.
Ideally i'd like the deepest and highest gloss finish i can possibly get with shellac, and as such, am curious to hear what other people on here think.